We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Instrumentality

by Magnalith

supported by
MJ Austin
MJ Austin thumbnail
metalmongo
metalmongo thumbnail
/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

      $3 NZD  or more

     

1.
Instrumentality 02:29
lyrics
buy track
Immutable pneuma Instrumentality A silent acquiescence Our flesh becomes a creature Heads swim in the magnificent Power of delusion Compromise your name for Your transformation Oh, to be an exquisite bastard And engineer your own end Heads swim in the magnificent Power of delusion We lose sense of reality Vision of destruction Immutable pneuma Instrumentality
2.
Intimacy's End 02:25
lyrics
buy track
The end sheer when it comes The bold colours of cloud in a blasted sky I see phantasms at the edge These sculptures of unlived lives Stare in horror at me This is intimacy's end Wanes at the cold rush of a near future We have come from a soft but craven place Now I have spent time in the loop And, yes, it's in my bloodstream The words drugging This is intimacy's end Wanes at the cold rush of a near future We have come from a soft but craven place
3.
Subnautica 03:10
lyrics
buy track
Out, endlessly From the depths in you A last trembling look Unfolding, I unravel too Now I'm sinking into an ocean of grief To the undersea volcanic bed And I dream that the cruel, ancient glaciers stir In churning waves of a great bitterness Now I'm sinking in an ocean of grief Submarine volcano fathoms deep And I dream that the cruel, ancient glaciers stir In churning waves of a great bitterness

about

"Opening track 'Instrumentality' immediately jumps up and smacks you in the cochlea. Blistering blast beats and a netherworld scream are highly effective and made even more devastating by sparse passages of darkness. Far from being mere prog, Bosher’s writing style incorporates elements of speed, death and operatic metal. The result is one brilliantly heavy and diverse song that deserves all the accolades it gets.

With a dynamic range on another level, 'Intimacy’s End' takes a more contemplative jaunt into cross-genre brilliance. Think Tesseract crossed with elements of Placebo and interspersed by Cradle of Filth stabs. Subtle musical nuances and numerous changes in pace add another dimension to this cathartic track. It’s a varied mix of influence bordering at times on djent and doom, a fusion that has a certain appeal because of its non-commerciality.

'Subnautica' brings things down another notch with some awe-inspiring hypnotic riffs and dreamscape vocals sung both clean and in death growl. A more straightforward arrangement and poignant keyboard harmonies help to augment the expansive undertone of this monumental track. Bosher’s mastery of unusual scales, odd time signatures and surreal lyrics are evidently composed for people thinking outside of the square."

★★★★ (Muzic.net.nz)

credits

released April 16, 2021

Written by Mathew Bosher
Produced, mixed and engineered by Dave Holmes
Guitar, bass, vocals recorded by Johnny Kierle
Drums recorded by Tyler Burke Tantin
Mastered by Chris Chetland, Kog
Thank you to The Lab, H Walker

(C)(P) 2021 Rothko Records
All songs published by Mushroom Music

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Magnalith image

Magnalith Auckland, New Zealand

Magnalith is dense but concise, expressionistic but corporeal music. Tangentially metal, curiously harmonic—a convulsive listen. Unbridled structural deviations see handbrake slides into weird, cinematic passages that lurch back into leviathan riffs.

contact / help

Contact Magnalith

Streaming and
Download help

Report this album or account

Magnalith recommends:

If you like Magnalith, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Beans joins the show to discuss his album release, "ZWAARD".

listen now